1868 Shield Nickel - Grade and opinions

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by ryanbrooks, Dec 6, 2008.

  1. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    Hello everyone! :hail:

    I got this a while back, and never shared it with you all.

    I took some pictures for all your opinions, grades, and comments be posted here. Thanks! :D

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  3. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    I am going to go with AU58. I think - too fuzzy on the obverse and too much glare on reverse pictures. What is the true color of the nickel? Looks really nice. I can't really get a clear picture of the coin in my mind - could be weak strike.
     
  4. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    Hey - did you win that 1872?
     
  5. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    There we go! I took it out its holder, so the pics should be clearer now. I just edited my first post.

    And unfortunately, I never won that 1872. It went just a tad bit over of what I wanted to pay.

    Now Mark, can you re-grade the coin now that the pics are clearer? :D
     
  6. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    Okay - I still think AU58, but maybe a low MS. I think I just see the smallest touch of wear where the shield lines touch the right curl arm. All I know is it looks much nicer than mine.
     
  7. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    I am going to agree with high AU or low MS. I do see some wear spots here and there in some places. Thanks :D
     
  8. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    Gosh, I really want to go with low MS, but the way the coin is presented I've got to say AU-58. Not that it is bad, I find the coin extremely attractive, but there appear to be some breaks in the luster.
     
  9. $incere

    $incere New Member

    58-60.... nice gem
     
  10. Phoenix21

    Phoenix21 Well-Known Member

    I'll say it's an AU-58.

    Phoenix :cool:
     
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